προφητεύειν

prophēteúō

prophesy

To speak or proclaim as a prophet, to deliver a message or revelation believed to be divinely inspired. The verb encompasses proclaiming inspired declarations, interpreting or announcing what is thought to be a divine message, and, in some contexts, predicting future events. It commonly refers to the exercise of a prophetic office or role, including both inspired speech and admonition.

G4395

1 Corinthians 14:31 · Word #6

Lexicon G4395

Lemmaπροφητεύω
Transliterationprophēteúō
Strong'sG4395
DefinitionTo speak or proclaim as a prophet, to deliver a message or revelation believed to be divinely inspired. The verb encompasses proclaiming inspired declarations, interpreting or announcing what is thought to be a divine message, and, in some contexts, predicting future events. It commonly refers to the exercise of a prophetic office or role, including both inspired speech and admonition.

Morphology V PRS ACT INF All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood INF — Infinitive — The verbal idea without person/number

Common Translation

Phraseprophesy
Literalto-prophesy

Lexical Info

Lemmaπροφητεύω
Strong'sG4395

SIBI-P1 Translation G4395-05

to speak as a prophet

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing aspect), active voice, infinitive mood.
Rendering RationaleThe present active infinitive denotes the ongoing act of functioning in the prophetic role. "To speak as a prophet" preserves the root sense of proclaiming inspired speech while reflecting the active, verbal nature of the form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

to prophesy

Same as P1Yes
RationaleStandardized from "to speak as a prophet".